DharmaQuiz: Varanasi

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Friday, February 26, 2016

Famous Durga Temples

#DharmaQuiz Session 355: 26-Feb-2016

#DharmaQuiz 2166: This is a 1300 year old Nagara + Dravida architecture hybrid Durga temple.
Where is it? Ans: Aihole, Karnataka.

DQ 2166. Pic: Wiki

#DharmaQuiz 2167: This Durga temple is a fusion of Indian and European architecture. 300 year old.
Where is it? Ans: Near Panaji, Goa.
@sudhirapai says: Shanta Duraga at Kavale in Goa. Kavale is also home of Kavale matha founded by Gaudpadacharya the grand guru of Adi Shankaracharya.

DQ 2167. Pic - mybusblog.mybustickets.in

#DharmaQuiz 2168: Where is this 200+ year old red Durga temple?
Hint: It's just 1 KM from a very famous university. Ans: Varanasi, UP.

DQ 2168. Pic: gautamhotelvns.com

#DharmaQuiz 2169: This is one of the most outstanding Durga temples. Popularly known as "Golden Durga". Where is it? Ans: Kanaka Durga temple, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh.

DQ 2169. Pic: arakuvalleytourism.in

#DharmaQuiz 2170: Where is this lovely Durga temple? It's just 5KM from a National Highway. Ans: Rohtak, Haryana.

DQ 2170. Pic: im.hunt.in

Scores for session 355:

@dhpavan : 5
@pai_rajesh : 5
@sridhar_savitha : 5

@LathaIsloor : 4
@arunrush : 4

@_InExtremis : 2
@nigh8bird : 2

@nirbhaavuka : 1
‏@SAnoopama : 1
@_RKSumit : 1
@1967Babu : 1
@veenabv : 1
@Girish1128 : 1
@bhatajith : 1
‏@sanjeevirao : 1
@mpramodkumar : 1
@K_Oswal : 1
@HarmalkarDipesh : 1
@rohinikulkarni6 : 1
‏@sudhirapai : 1
@vcs_17 : 1
@bipashafever : 1
@shivimk : 1
@jayarajmathews : 1
@vimunil : 1
@Parantapaa : 1
@mejayashree : 1
@RKoyyala : 1
‏@dvmm13 : 1
@shaileshkpandey : 1
@geffbeck : 1
@vasantkvk : 1
@anurag_surya : 1
@tiwary_devesh : 1
@A003708 : 1
‏@preethamsai : 1
@BLR_Raja : 1
@anilbpai : 1
‏@premjaind : 1
@RubalAgrawal : 1
‏@InternetHinduz : 1

Jai Durga Mata!

Friday, April 25, 2014

DharmaQuiz Session 271: 25-Apr-2014

For DQ 1744: Pic: hotelkiranpalacevns.com

For DQ 1745: Pic: blogspot.com

Theme: Kashi or Varanasi

#DharmaQuiz 1741: Kashi is the place Tulsidas started composing the epic poetry Ramcharitmanas. In which century did he start this? Ans: 16th century. Year 1574 CE to be precise.

#DharmaQuiz 1742: The description of Kashi or Varanasi is found in ancient Rig Veda and fourteen puranas. Name 1 purana that talks of Kashi. Ans: Any of these: Skanda Purana, Brahmvatatarya Purana, Brahma Purana, Vayu Purana, Matsya Purana, Kurmu Purana, Padma Purana, Vaman Purana, Linga Purana, Narad Purana, Shiva Purana, Bhagwat Purana, Agni Purana, Markandaya Purana

#DharmaQuiz 1743: Current day Golden temple in Kashi of Prabhu Vishwanath, was rebuilt after destruction by which queen of Indore in 1780? Ans: Ahilyabai Holkar.

#DharmaQuiz 1744: Kashi Vishwanath's rebuilt temple's golden pinnacle was donated by Maharaja of Punjab in 1839. Who? Ans: Maharajah Ranjit Singh.

{Final,Open till 10PM} #DharmaQuiz 1745: On which small river's bank is Kashi's famous Sankat Mochan Hanuman temple? Ans: Assi.

Answers to session 271:

@pramod_klr : 5
@rinku3009 : 5
@KaushikRg : 5
@shivprasath : 5

@Tasmayi : 4
@narindk : 4
@sweetandu : 4

@immanishgupta : 3

@BKS_5 : 1
@HalderSitavra : 1
@sundar113 : 1
@VictoryForNamo : 1
@ShishirK81 : 1
@ShirazHassan : 1
@modifiedindia14 : 1
@drarora_gaurav : 1
‏@supadhaya : 1
@Jason88336132 : 1
@rajawat_10 : 1
@immanishgupta : 1
‏@iMumbaykar : 1
@palvesta : 1

Jai Kashi Vishwanath and Vishalakshi!

Friday, January 10, 2014

DharmaQuiz Session 251: 10-Jan-2014

Theme: Hindu Rivers and Cities

#DharmaQuiz 1641: Hindu holy city Varanasi got its name due to two rivers. Name them. Ans: Varuna and Asi. The city is between them.

#DharmaQuiz 1642: Name one major Hindu temple from Tamil Nadu, that is 1000 years or more old. Ans: Brihadeshwara temple, Tanjavur. Reality is that there are 100s if not 1000s.

#DharmaQuiz 1643: Name one university in India, that has the name "Gangotri" (Ganga river's origin) in it. Ans: Manasa Gangotri, Mysuru, Karnataka. Mangala Gangotri, Mangaluru.

#DharmaQuiz 1644: Name one sacred text of Jains. Ans: Samyak Jnana, Samyak Darshana and Samyak Charitrya.

{Final, Open till 10 PM} #DharmaQuiz 1645: The sacred Saligrama stones are usually found at the bed of which river in Nepal? Ans: Gandaki.

Answers to session 250:

@atinmali : 5
‏@IdiOt_B : 5
‏@brahmavith : 5
@CJ_Shekhar : 5
@n_dolli : 5
@ajaypawardr : 5
@Tasmayi : 5
@GuruCharan99 : 5
@KaushikRg : 5
‏@rohitsamvada : 5
@bhaviknz : 5
@vijirak : 5
‏@man8shree : 5

‏@rainaamit : 4
@cgmagia : 4
@GirishSiddapura : 4
@FatAngryBird : 4

@shivprasath : 3
@ashujoshi27 : 3
@Baacharaju : 3
@nandini2611 : 3
@Telugutalli : 3
@Mamdhata : 3

@BoredCricketFan : 2
@suhasn88 : 2
‏@maathinamalla : 2
@DrPannagDesai : 2
@mrsnrao : 2

@SnookyBangalore : 1
@shreyasms : 1
@deovaibh : 1
@SreeIyer1 : 1
@kamshettysp : 1
@Sheks65 : 1
@krishnamaroli : 1
@DrSrishtiGupta : 1
@Chari_O_Teer : 1
@sudheerpai : 1
@Nirahua_dehati : 1
@durgaramdas : 1
@Mahavee46084860 : 1
‏@Cs_Cl : 1
@girishbellad : 1
@Aps4466 : 1
@dilipdehariya : 1
@Jal_Kukdi : 1
@AniilkumarAnil : 1
@Morattu1 : 1
@manoj30898 : 1
@Jille_ilahi : 1
‏@Smoking_Sadhu : 1
‏@ganeshmahnar : 1
‏@twit2amit : 1
@NilimaNilimas : 1
@venkataa : 1
@saravanan_d : 1
@vikasdixit1984 : 1
@rohit2vats : 1
@sampathkas : 1
@KSVSUBRAMANIAN : 1
@kbsconsultants : 1
@YashwantCharan : 1
‏@rajmohan_k : 1
@Ivinayjain : 1
@Giridhar02 : 1
‏@Venky1971 : 1

Very good response today. See you next week.

Friday, March 9, 2012

DharmaQuiz Session 124: 9-Mar-2012

Theme: Combined.

In ancient times, there was a kingdom in India called "Kama Rupa". Name that state's current name. #DharmaQuiz 975. Ans: Asom.
From whom did Ravana steal the famed Pushpaka Vimana? #DharmaQuiz 976. Ans: Kubera, his half brother
Name the great educationalist who started the famed Banaras Hindu University? #DharmaQuiz 977. Ans: Madan Mohan Malaviya.
What's the name of the 'vana' or big garden, where Ravana had kept Sita? #DharmaQuiz 978. Ans: Ashoka Vana or Ashoka Vatika.
{Final,Open till 11PM} Ravana was a Rakshasa who fought Vishnu (Rama). Name another Rakshasa who was Vishnu's great devotee. #DharmaQuiz 979. Ans: Prahlada or Bali.(Vibheeshana considered)

Top Scorers - 24 of them this time!:

@vijirak : 5
@sheefal : 5
@mayaadvaita : 5
@kishor_narayan : 5
@gupta_n : 5
@rahulghildiyal : 5
@rohitbhatta : 5
@balakrshnanr : 5
@hindu_tweeter : 5
@Amaresh80 : 5
@ChdryPk : 5
@sharathinindia : 5
@anillucky31 : 5
@shibu_kt : 5
@sweetandu : 5
@chikchirp : 5
@DevNakshi : 5
@KPGanesh : 5
@manojdha : 5
@iSaakshi : 5
@surenc1974 : 5
@humbleguy12 : 5
@pirateadmiral : 5
@rajputrahul19 : 5

Congratulations to:

@surenc1974 : 4
@aughadnath : 4
@iSumitRk : 4
@Gaandeeva : 4
@udgeetha : 4
@clumsycoder : 4

@Rakeshpundir15 : 3
@flip2win : 3
@jagdish : 3
@sumat_patel : 3
@Divyansh9196 : 3
@bhattvihang : 3
@Dhanushm : 3
@anilkohli54 : 3

@AjitVGupta : 3
@SantaSingh : 3
@santosh2304 : 3
@man0jsharma : 3
@rinku3009 : 3
@Susri1210 : 3

@biswajeetdash : 2
@rameshnswamy : 2
@mallipoorasigai : 2
@impankajmani : 2
@udayanojha : 2
@ramjoukani : 2
@rk_kulkarni : 2
@boribunder : 2
@manikandan_s_k : 2
@nemakal : 2
@rankannan : 2
@ujjwalpareek : 2
@StrugDT : 2
@kanika_22 : 2
@ShivaTN_66 : 2
@iRushikesh : 2

@chaitanyabdesai : 1
@lshyam : 1
@satyamitra08 : 1
@parag1626 : 1
@harshvb : 1
@psudo : 1
@Rakeshpundir15 : 1
@lifeisgr8nc : 1
@FatAngryBird : 1
@shuksrpcol : 1
@SHIVANNANT : 1
@VishvambharV : 1
@kalyan_sk3011 : 1
@eugene_lobo : 1
@Ravitejadanda : 1
@ChefEmBee : 1
@dkarthik : 1
@kamal_1986 : 1
@shivaranjan : 1
@doubtinggaurav : 1
@coollibran007 : 1
@subodh1945 : 1
@subbureddy : 1
@maddyraj : 1
@smartrudra : 1
@san_dcool : 1
@UMS_III : 1

Many congratulations to a large number of participants this time. You guys motivate me to keep on searching for new themes!